Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Job Description
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Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Examples
Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Job Description
- Manage the manufacturing of prototypes used in NPD, including selecting the most appropriate prototype methods and executing prototype development to support new product design trials
- Evaluate customer returns for root cause and corrective actions, utilizing formal problem solving tools such as 8D analysis, PFMEA’s, Control plans, and being able to tie this analysis back to operations standard work and product documentation
- Implement demand driven principles and strategies that supports operational excellence and long range plans
- Provides technical information for Production Readiness Reviews that measure our ability to go into normal production with a complete product
- Work with vendors to develop special processes, review vendor's process, capabilities and assist in approval of new vendors
- Perform review of parts, drawings, procedures and assemblies to approve and release ECO's as required
- Identify, schedule, verify and validate tools
- Programmable sewing machine fixtures
- Press fixtures
- Set Engineering Goals and Objectives that deliver results in line with the Business plan
- Cleaning processes
- Hand soldering and rework processes
- Knowledge of typical electro-mechanical elements, common to assembly machinery
- Venturi vacuum systems
- SMEMA interface in conveyor systems
- Pumping systems
Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Job Description
- Authoring and executing test protocols to support design changes where required
- Participating in MRB team review and disposition of nonconforming products
- Leading or supporting HHE and CAPA projects as assigned
- Support value stream improvements and lead time reduction
- Coordination and / or lead the implementation of small capital projects
- Lead improvements in Safety related issues
- Streamline SOP management and responsible for SOP revision and training
- Standardize work for all areas
- Support deviation investigations (both minor and major) for operational areas
- Participate in staffing and capacity modeling for the operation
- Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aerospace, or mechanical engineering from an accredited institution 1 year of engineering experience in a mfg
- Ability to work in Autocad and Solidworks is required
- Advanced computer skills and use of software applications
- Sound knowledge of cost analysis
- Demonstrating good judgment interacting with other Mfg
- Working on small projects under the supervision of a senior ME
Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Job Description
- Project management of equipment suppliers including RAMS
- Create PFMEA & Control plans
- Support weekly NPIP meetings
- Support weekly design reviews
- Carry out line balancing, Cycle time analysis
- Working as part of a cross functional team
- Maintain Extreme Workmanship Standards and Supplier Expectation Guidelines
- Responsible for Agile BOM & Product Specification Integrity and Implementation
- Drive ODM/JDM Partner DFM reviews and activities to reduce cost and improve quality
- Coordinate BOM risk analysis identifying long lead time, sole sourced, single sourced, new technologies, and/or obsolete components and drive mitigations plans
- Experience with Quality (ISO 9001), Environmental (ISO 14001), and Health & Safety (OHSHAS 18001) business management systems
- Solid knowledge and experiences of Operational systems and best practices
- Solid knowledge of MS Office product and computer proficiency
- Seven (7) plus years of Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering experience developing plant layout, tooling fixtures and manufacturing processes using DFMA tools
- Complete understanding of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles and producibility influences/ implementation into a product detail design in an IPT environment
- Have a fundamental understanding of CNC and PLC programming
Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Job Description
- Ensure line balancing, cycle times and standard operating procedures are in place
- Manage first off build activities
- Creation and control of PCM’s
- Oversee product builds, note and resolve all process issues
- Analyze build data, and determine process capability and address issues
- Develop tools and procedure to execute the above items with high quality and efficiency
- Write and execute validations (IQ, OQ, PQ) on equipment and processes
- Conduct capability and capacity studies
- Schedule metrology duties
- Schedule deliveries based on production forecasts, material substitutions, storage and handling facilities, and maintenance requirements
- High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult required
- Knowledge of, and working experience with domestic and international machine tool suppliers preferred
- Willing to travel as necessary to support objectives required
- Must be familiar with lean mfg
- Must have Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Job Description
- Ownership of the Design Transfer process for (risk management, risk reduction, PFMEA, IQ, OQ, PQ, process validation/verification) surgical electromechanical products
- Assist in smooth start up of new processes at outside contract manufacturers using their production lines
- Apply fundamental engineering principles to create practical solutions to technical challenges and provide technical support across functions
- Verify BOM accuracy
- Identify and implement Methods improvements
- Document and preparation of work instructions
- Compare forecasts against Machine and Process capacities and implement improvement plans
- Work with state-of-the art tools like Solid Works, 3DVIA, 3D printing
- Solve challenging technical and business issues
- Learn about and work with interesting technologies
- Experience in problem solving and troubleshooting
- CGMP experience in a sterile bulk manufacturing environment
- Experience in technical writing and deviation investigation
- Experience in automation and manufacturing execution system (MES), process modeling and process improvement
- Possess strong problem solving skills and be able to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and resolve it at root cause
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering